Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Abbot's House
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Shambles
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Lendal Tower
- Gold Finger Ring
- Sixties York
- York Bombed
- The George Fox Incident
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Mansion House
- The Basilica
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Barker Tower